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Final Event of 2022 at the Spoon

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This will be the final race of 2022 at the Spoon. Come out and get your fix. Purse is posted on the website under the rules tab. $1.00 hot dogs and $2.00 corn dogs while they last.

TREYS ARE WILD AT THE 35TH TOM KNOWLES MEMORIAL

35TH kNOWLES

The Morrow Brothers Ford, Inc. Midwest Open Wheel Association Sprint Car Series returns to the high banks of the Spoon River Speedway this weekend for the 35th Annual #TomKnowlesMemorial.

No driver has found victory lane more than the five-time #MOWASprint Series champion Jerrod Hull who has won an unprecedented five events (2002, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2012)

2019 Series Champion Paul Nienhiser Racing has won the event twice (2015 & 2018) and looks to become a three-time winner. Nienhiser heads into the weekend, with a stop at Jacksonville Speedway on Friday Night with the #MOWASprints for the annual Schuh-Barlow Memorial, paying tribute to the late Herb Barlow and Carolyn Schuh. Nienhiser is tied atop the All-Time Wins List with Jerrod Hull at 22 wins apiece.

Dating back to the inception of the event in 1985, only three times has the event been rained out (2010, 2016, 2020).

25 different drivers have won the #TomKnowlesMemorial - a full list can be found below:

Ayrton Gennetten
RAINED OUT
Logan Seavey
Paul Nienhiser
Hunter Schuerenberg
RAINED OUT
Paul Nienhiser
Rico Abreu
Christopher Bell
Jerrod Hull
Jerrod Hull
RAINED OUT
Jim Moughan, Jr.
Jordan Goldesberry
Jerrod Hull
Don Droud, Jr.
Blake Feese
Cameron Dodson
Jerrod Hull
Jerrod Hull
Dennis Moore, Jr.
Terry McCarl
Jaymie Moyle
Gary Wright
Donnie Beechler
Tony Weyant
Gary Wright
Terry Gray
Tim Montgomery
Kevin Doty
Donnie Beechler
Dave Feese
Tony Weyant
Ron Standridge
Rocky Hodges
Rick Pennell
Dave Feese

The last Modified Challenge race will be this Saturday Night Sept 17^th at the 35^th Tom Knowles Memorial paying the 30 lap feature winner $3000. Five races so far with five different winners. The Modified Challenge Champion will be decided this Saturday night with the point champ taking home a $1500 check, 2^nd in points will receive $700, 3^rd $400, 4^th $250 and 5^th place will receive $150. Dave Weitholder holds a slim 10 point lead over second place and current track point leader Josh Allen. In third only 16 points out of the lead is Brandon Roberts, fourth is Allen Weisser (-33) and rounding out the top five is Tyler Nicely (-37). Sixth thru tenth has Mark Anderson (-45), Mike Brooks (-50), Cole Falloway (-53), Trevor Neville(-60) and in a tie for tenth Mike McKinney and Lucas Lee (-68).

Also running will be the exciting Morrow Brothers Ford, MOWA Sprint Cars, the MARS Super Late Model Series both also running for $3000 to win, the E/B Mods and the USAC/IMRA SpeeD2 Midgets.

ate Model Series, the E/B Mods and the USAC/IMRA SpeeD2 Midgets.

WOO Extreme Outlaw Sprint Car Series Invades the Spoon

Extreme Outlaw Sprints

The WOO Extreme Outlaw Sprint Car Series will invade the high banks of the Spoon this Saturday night Sept 10^th. These high power wingless sprint cars always put on an exciting show. Also running will be the Dirtcar Modifieds in their 5^th Challenge night running for $2500 to win. Filling out the race card will be the E/B Mods. Prices and times are listed on the flyer. Hope to see you then!!